Display-box



G. M. BILGER.

DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 1919.

Patented July 5, 1921.

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UNITED STATES-PATENT O F CE-pf GEORGE M. BILGER, OF TYRONE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Be it known that I, Gnonen M. BILGER, a citizen of the United States, at present residing at 1307 Cameron avenue, in the borough of Tyrone, in the county of Blair and State of- Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in display boxes, constructed of any material, but particularly to those constructed of paper or other light material.

The object is to provide a display box, which is held at a properangle for the display or the contents thereof, and which is provided with an advertising card, held securely in place at a proper angle for the advertising thereon to be easily seen and read.

A further object is to have the required support and advertising card fold within the box, upon the contents thereof and to be most convenient for placing the box and advertising card readily in position.

I attain these objects by the mechanism, features or" construction and combination of parts, illustrated in the accompanying draw-. ing, in which Figure 1 is a view of the box. with the cover removed and ready for shipment. Fig. 2 is a view of the box in position for the display of goods and showing the advertising card in place. Fig. 3 is aview of the support and advertising card disconnected from the box.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

A represents the body portion of thebox. As shown in the accompanying drawing, the box is preferably constructed of an oblong shape, constructed in any approved manner and of any suitable material. To the upper end edge E of the box A is attached the advertising card C, which can be made of any desired width but not wider than the inside measurement of the box A, and of any desired height but preferably about one half the length of the box A. This card C is attached to the box A by any method that will allow it to be moved readily backward and forward. In the case of a paper box, this may be accomplished by at- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 5 1921.

Application filed November 4, 1919. Serial No. 335,652.

taching a' pliable adhesive strip to both the card C and the edge E of the box A. To the back of this card C is attached the support D which may be made of any material desired and of any width and height, provided it be not wider than the inside width of the box A. In determining the height of D, this must be limitedso that when attached to the card C along the edge F, the height of the card or support-D combined with the length of the portion otthe card C, between edge F and the edge E, shall not exceed the inside length of the box A. The support D may be attached to the card C in any manner that will allow the support D to be moved readily up and down upon its hinged attachment. A modified form can be made by at taching the support D to the card C by a single pin, eyelet or any other form of point attachment, to the edge F and in the center thereof, so as to allow the support D to move pivotally upon the point of attachment.

The support D, in the case of paper boxes, may be readily attached to the card C by a pliable adhesive strip attached both to the support D and the card C along the edge F. The location of thesaid line of attachment fixes the angle of position of the card C. Lowering this line of attachment, or the point of attachment in the modified form, increases the angle of inclination of the card C from the perpendicular.

The cover B is of any ordinary construction adapted to fit over the top of the body portion A.

lVhen adjusted for shipment, the card C and the support D are brought forward upon the attaching or hinging lines and placed upon the contents of the box, as shown in Fig. 1, when the lid B may be placed over the box A.

VVhen' in use for display of goods, the cover B is inverted as shown in Fig. 2; the support D and the card C are brought back ward upon their attachments until the lower end of the support D may be inserted in the inside edge of the end of the cover B, and the other end of the box A placed in the opposite end of the-cover B from the support D. The whole will then assume the position as shown in Fig. 2 and, while the box A will stand at a proper angle for the display of goods, the card C will be held securely in position as shown.

Having described my invention, what I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A display box comprising a box tion, a cover for the box, a 'card hinged along 7 one edge portion to the free edge portion of the box, a support greater in length than "the card,.one end of the support being adapted to engage 'the cover when the cover is dis posed beneath the box, :the entire opposite end of the support being hinged-to one face of the card and adapted to be folded inwardly of thebox and upon the card beneath the cover. 7 I V 2. A display box comprising a boxportion, a cover adapted to be disposed beneath the box, a card hingedly connected along one 1 edge portion with a free edge portion of the box, said card being foldable inwardly of the box, a support having one end engaged with one end of the cover, the entire OPPO:

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site end of the support being hingedly' secured to said card at a point outwardly of the hingededge portion of said card and along a line parallel to saidhinged edge portion of the card,said support being foldable upon the card in a direction away frornthe hingedly connected edge of the card with the box, the combined lengths of the' card V and supportin their ,folded positions being less than the interior length of the box and the Widths ofsaid card and support being Witnessesr r M p P..MoCoNAHY, r i

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